Switchboard Halts Oracle Services on Aptos, Sui, Iota and Movement After Potential Security Breach
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Switchboard's Move-based oracle services were suspended across Aptos, Sui, Iota, and Movement after indications of a potential compromise, elevating operational and counterparty risk for DeFi protocols reliant on its feeds. The immediate impact is reduced oracle availability, potential protocol pauses, and liquidity fragmentation on affected chains. While Solana was not reported compromised, the request to migrate temporarily underscores broader risk-off sentiment for Move-ecosystem applications.
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● High
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Switchboard said Aug. 30 (UTC+8) that it has suspended Switchboard network services on Aptos, Sui, Iota and Movement after overnight reports indicated a possible compromise involving its Move-based Switchboard network implementation.
The decentralized oracle provider said contributors have coordinated with the relevant ecosystem teams and security organizations to take the services offline while an investigation is underway.
Switchboard added that no comparable issue has been reported for its Solana implementation. Still, the project urged users, as a precaution, to migrate to alternative solutions as soon as possible—at least temporarily—pending the outcome of the probe. Further updates are expected soon. (Source: Foresight News)
